Why Brandon Marshall Deserves to Get Paid

Oh I can't wait to read the angry sanctimonious comments I'm going to get on this one. Anyhoo, I am throwing my support behind Brandon Marshall on his hold out and trade request from the Broncos. I know a lot of people hate these so called "Prima Donna" athletes who want to stop playing for their team halfway through their contracts, and I usually get tee'd off too when the do it in Baseball, Basketball or Hockey... But not in the NFL. And with B-Marsh there's even more reason to re-do his contract. Marshall has established himself as a top receiver in the league averaging103 Rec and 1295 Yds over the past two years. There are SIX franchises in the NFL that have ever had a 100 catch receiver. The Miami Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints, the Seattle Seahawks and BOTH New York teams. That is 389 seasons of never having ONE 100 catch receiver. San Diego has done it once but it wasn't a receiver it was LT. My point in that last paragraph was ... (link)